torn

英 [tɔːn]

美 [tɔːrn]

adj.  犹豫的;举棋不定的
v.  撕裂; 撕碎; 扯破; 戳破; 撕开，划成，刺出，扯开(裂口或洞); 拉掉; 撕掉; 拔掉; 扯掉
tear的过去分词

过去分词：torn　

Collins.1 / BNC.12597 / COCA.9843

柯林斯词典

• 
  Tornis the past participle oftear.
• ADJ-GRADED 犹豫的;举棋不定的
  If you aretorn betweentwo or more things, you cannot decide which to choose, and so you feel anxious or troubled.
  1. Robb is torn between becoming a doctor and a career in athletics...
     罗布在做医生还是当运动员之间痛苦抉择，左右为难。
  2. I know the administration was very torn on this subject.
     我知道政府在这个问题上犹豫不决，不知该何去何从。

英英释义

adj

• having edges that are jagged from injury
  Synonym:laceratelaceratedmangled
• disrupted by the pull of contrary forces
  1. torn between love and hate
  2. torn by conflicting loyalties
  3. torn by religious dissensions

双语例句

• He suffered torn ligaments in his knee.
  他膝关节韧带拉伤了。
• The shirt is torn.
  衬衫撕破了。
• But, two-and-a-half years later, things haven't quite gone to plan and Stanley's dreams of fame and fortune lie tattered and torn.
  但是，两年半之后，事情并未如愿发展，斯坦利追求名利的梦想完全破灭了。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.
  那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。
• His new grey jacket was torn and muddied.
  他新买的灰色夹克被撕破了，还弄上了泥巴。
• The old houses have been torn [ pulled] down.
  那些旧房子已经拆掉了。
• The sails are torn; they won't catch the wind.
  帆破了，兜不住风。
• tufts of wool torn from sheep by bushes and brambles.
  被矮丛林与荆棘粘下来的簇簇羊毛
• Fame hasn't torn her away from her beloved Liverpool
  功成名就之后她还是舍不得离开她深爱的利物浦。
• I know the administration was very torn on this subject.
  我知道政府在这个问题上犹豫不决，不知该何去何从。